Assessment centres
Assessment centres
Assessment centres (ACs) function on the principle that no individual method of selection is particularly good, and no individual assessor infallible; therefore the centre utilises multiple methods in which several assessors assess different candidates. The result: each candidate is assessed by each assessor across several exercises assessing different competencies / criteria.
ACs can be used both for external recruitment campaigns and also when promoting internally. Our AC solutions can be used in both instances, and can be resourced through a mixture of your business contacts and Workplace Law assessors; or entirely through Workplace Law – the choice is yours.
Using business simulations, interviews and psychometrics, the Workplace Law AC greatly increases your chances of selecting or promoting the right candidate and reduces the risk and cost of failed recruitment.
The Workplace Law AC offering provides a number of different assessment methods that can be tailored to the needs of the business.
The methods include:
- Case studies
- In-tray exercises
- Group exercises
- Presentations
- Interviews
- Psychometric tests – both personality profiling, team fit and individual aptitude
Choosing from the menu above will enable you to:
- implement objective assessment processes, free from bias and fair to all candidates;
- use simulations and other tools relevant to the demands of the current or future job role;
- deliver Assessment Centres with suitably skilled and experienced Assessors; and
- assess four to eight candidates over the course of one day (number of exercises permitting).
Benefits
- Assessment centres, rather than just interviews alone, increase validity and reliability in predicting a candidate’s future job based performance, greatly increasing the chances of you selecting the right candidate for the job and reducing the risk and costs associated with failed recruitment.
- Exercises can be tailored to your specific organisational needs and not ‘off the shelf’ solutions.
- Candidates undergoing the assessment centre process gain a more positive image of the recruiting organisation, due to the rigorous but fair process applied.
Case studies
"In 2009 Chaps Ltd recognised that it needed to improve its health and safety systems. We changed our Health and Safety consultants to Workplace Law in order to give us a fresh approach towards our management of health and safety and to gain specialist construction advice.
"By using their expertise and experience Simon and Maria have guided us into developing a health and safety system that has achieved CHAS accreditation and given our customers and principle contractor’s confidence in our management of health and safety. They have always been available to offer advice when needed and to provide independent site inspections and audits which are often required by our customers.
"Both Simon and Maria continue to support Chaps Ltd and have become an important, integral part of our Health and Safety Management System."
Suzanne Jackson, HR Director, Emprise:
“Workplace Law has made a difference to the quality of the service we can provide to our staff. And because of the customised service from Workplace Law, the costs have come down.
“We’re now into the second year and we’re pleased with the level of service which is always turned around quickly with any queries being answered straight away.”
Martyn Ball, Head of HR at Akkeron Hotels:
“It’s not just telephone advice that we’ve come to rely on, Workplace Law consultants are also happy to attend our meetings in person and Jayn Bond has regular catch ups with us to discuss any HR related issues. Working with people you can trust is important to me and I value the personal relationship that we have developed with the team at Workplace Law.”
“The accreditation enhances our client services, evidences the robustness of our processes and demonstrates the passion and professionalism of our staff on every level.
“The exceptional support and input from the team at Workplace Law and in particular Simon Toseland, has ensured that the highest safety standards have been implemented and these are to be continually assessed and tested externally."
